Google's approach to government requests for user data — Today, January 28, is Data Privacy Day, when the world recognizes the importance of preserving your online privacy and security. — If it's like most other days, Google—like many companies that provide online services to users …

HP's first Chromebook revealed in leaked spec sheet — HP is preparing to launch its first entry into the Chromebook marketplace, if a PDF found on its site can be believed. According to this listing, HP's currently-unannounced Pavilion Chromebook will feature a 1.1GHz Celeron processor …

Marc Andreessen On The Future Of Enterprise — In doing research for a post on “The Enterprise Cool Kids” at the tail end of last year, I interviewed Silicon Valley veteran Marc Andreessen about where he thought the enterprise was headed. — While excerpts of that interview made it into the post …

In Asia's trend-setting cities, iPhone fatigue sets in — (Reuters) - Apple Inc's iconic iPhone is losing some of its luster among Asia's well-heeled consumers in Singapore and Hong Kong, a victim of changing mobile habits and its own runaway success. — Driven by a combination of iPhone fatigue …

Yahoo earnings: Mayer still has much to prove — Former Googler Marissa Mayer shocked the world last summer by taking the CEO spot at Yahoo, a brand marred by tumultuous CEO tenures and waning relevance. — Since then, Yahoo's stock has been on a tear and analysts are pinning their hopes …

Payvment Pulls the Plug on Facebook Commerce — Payvment announced today that is shutting down its Facebook commerce platform and handing over its customers to a competitor. — In a letter on its website, Payvment said that it and its companion site, Lish.com, will be closed as of March 1.

Twitter Gets More Transparent With A New, Dedicated Site Reporting 6,646 Copyright Complaints And 1,858 Gov't Info Requests — Twitter, now at 200 million monthly active users, is ramping up to be a big player in content delivery with embedded video services from Vine the latest move in that direction.